Bert Jacobs

Bert Jacobs (March 2, 1941, Zandvoort, North Holland – November 14, 1999) was a football manager from the Netherlands, who played for HFC Haarlem. Jacobs was a football trainer at a young age, worked for Roda JC, FC Utrecht, Fortuna Sittard, Vitesse Arnhem, RKC Waalwijk and Sporting de Gijón. Renowned for his level-headed insight into the game of football and for coining the term "Hotsknotsbegonia football."

Bert Jacobs

Bert Jacobs
Personal information
Date of birth	(1941-03-02)2 March 1941
Place of birth	Zandvoort, Netherlands
Date of death	14 November 1999(1999-11-14) (aged 58)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Zandvoortmeeuwen
–	HFC Haarlem
Teams managed
1969–1970	Velox
1970–1974	FC Utrecht
1974–1980	Roda JC
1980–1982	Willem II Tilburg
1982–1983	Seiko SA
1983–1984	Sparta Rotterdam
1984–1987	Fortuna Sittard
1988–1993	Vitesse Arnhem
1993	Sporting de Gijón
1995–1996	FC Volendam
1996–1997	RKC Waalwijk
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only